Fishing-reel.



J. VOM HOPE.

FISHING REEL. APPLIOATIoN FILED SEPT. 12. 1910.

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Patented Mar.21, 1911.

` made a nevi1 .tion and disconnection of said gear from nfrnn'r onirica,

Jumps von Horn, or NEW jYonK, N. Y.

FISHING-mint.

Specification of Letters Patent; Patented Mall'. 21, 1911i.

` Original application led September 11, 1909, SerialNo. 517,276. Divided and this application ledl Septem'lier 12,1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULiUs Voir Horn, a

citizen lof the United States, and residentA of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have and useful Invention in Fishing-Reels, of which the following is a speciiication.'

My invention is directed particularly to novel means for disconnecting the spool of a fishing reel from the' driving gear thereof so as toallovtI the line to run free when casting, and also to novel means for varying the drag or braking effect in accordance with the stra-in putupon the line, 'when it is desired to apply such a brake..

My invention will be fully understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, in which, v

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of eicel-illustrating myinvention as applied thereto; and Fig. 2 is an interior end elevational view of one of the heads of the rcel, illustrating the driving gear and a part of the means for effecting the connecthe spool, the male portion of the sliding connecting mechanism' being shown in this view. Fig. 3 is an end elevational view of the other head, the female part of the ineens for connecting and disconnect-iig the `driving gear from the spool being shown and j also the means for attaching the reel to the rod. Fig. 4 is an elevational viewof the interior of lone ofthe heads illustrating a part ofthe appliances which are utilied in connection with the brakingv means. Figs. 5 to 15 inclusive are detail views of various parts'of the invention. y l j Referring now to the 'drawings in all of which like numerals represent like .parts wherever used, 1, 1 represent the-heads of the reel illustrated in 'this instance 'as of hard4 rubber, said heads being secured to# gether in the usuall way by a plurality of connecting rods or bars 2, 2', `2. f y

3 represents the rotary shaft of tl'iejspool journaledat its opposite ends" in the heads, as will be descrilied lat' r on, and 4;' the sleeve loosely and s'lidably jouina serial Noi 581,630. i

of the spool to whichthe line is to be attached.

5, 5, are the curvilinear inetal heads of the spool secured to the enlarged heads of the lsleeve 4 with their outer edges running' in 4close proximity to the inner faces of the rel heads and adapted to supportthe line in the'4 usual manuel".`

6 represents a metallic plate secured to the outer face of one of the heads and provided with an outwardly extending hollow externally screw-threaded prt 7l which constitiite's the journal bearing for the shaft 3 at one end and corresponds with the externally screw-threaded, sleeve' 8 constitutil'ig the journal bearing' at the othersend for said shaft, 9, 9, being internally vscrew-threaded caps, and 10, 1U adju'sting screws for -longitiidinally adjusting the shaft in 'either' direction. f l l 11 represents` a yielding .spider washer adapted to act in` v the left-hand cap 9 so as to prevent rotation thereof after proper adjustment is eliected.

12 represents a .driving inion which is ed on the shaft 3 and is provided with avgroove 13 and a male partV 14 of a .s'lidahle connection for connecting the sleeve 4 of the spool to or disconnecting it from the operative parts of the reel through the agency of a female part 15 in the enlarged head 16 of said sleeve, the parts 14, 15 constituting in eifect a sliding clutch.

17 represents the main driving gear, the teeth ofvvhich are always in mesh with the teeth of the pinion 12,said driving gear-wheel being cast integrally with a hollow driving shaft 18 journled 19 vvhieh is rigidly supported at one end at the center iof a curvilinear bracket 420 se- Cured to the inner faces of the Thead, the oilter 'surface of the hollow shaft 18 being journaiea "'itnin a tunnf extensin 22 rigidly scured in the plate 6, asshown.

21 represents thensual balanced driving Crank of die reel lwhich is secured to the outer end' of the hollow sha-fthy an internally screw-threaded set-nut 23.

such manner as' to lock upon a stationaryshaft sprinlg 24 represents a slidable button and 25 a pin-secured thereto by a screw 26 and extending through slots 27, 28 cut respectively in the head 1 and plate 6, 29lbe'ing a slidable metal seat located between the inner face of the button 24 and the plate 6.

38 represents a slidable arm operatively l connected by an extension 39 to the inner end of the pin 25 and adapted to slide therei rovided with forked raving a slot 33 at its with. This arm 38 is extensions 36, 36 each free end.

represents a movable yoke or collar having a curvilinear central part ada ted-to fit loosely within the groove 13 in t e pinion 12 (see Figs. 1, 9, 10 and 11. This yoke 1s provided at its o posite en s with outwardly extending siieeves 31, 31 inte al therewith and adapted to receive spiral sprlngs 32, 32 having the proper internal diameter to receive the body parts of screws 34 adapted to slidably secure the yoke to the inner surface of the head of the reel (see Figs. 7, 8 and 11.) i

35, 35, 35, 35 are oppositely inclined surfaces located respectively upon the yoke 30 and the under surface of the outer ends of the forked extensions 36.

ferring now to Figs. 1, 4, 5 and. 6, 12, 13, 14 and-15, I will describe the details of my improvements relating to the dra or braking appliances. l represents -one o the enlarged heads Vof the sleeve 4 to the outer face of which is secured a metal disk 41 and through which is secured by rivets a leather 0r equivalent friction ring or disk 42, constituting the yieldin frictional part of the drag; 43 being a yie ding spider washer the ends of the prongs of which rest against the disk 41 while the central or body portion thereof bears yieldingly against the inner end of a brake adjusting sector 47 (see Figs. 1, 6 and 13) connected to a ratchet-wheel 44 by a screw-threaded extension or neck. isa click pivotally supported by the ratchetwheel 44 and connected to a curvilinear 49 which is soldered to the ratchetwhee 44 at its lower side, the free or clicking end of said click being adapted to give a continuous clicking noise when moved in either direction against the teeth of a click whee146'secured directlyto the shaft 3 by a screw-thread 48. 50 is a check pin secured directly to the outer face 51 f beappareplt pin examination of an are c ec in surfac I' 47. It will be g es of the Sect() braking force applied b tion of this pin 50 wil depelid HP0 the radial space between the checking Surf-COS 51, 52, and that I 'propose t0 Provide each l ada ted for use in different kinds ofjishing; as, or instance, a light brake adjusting seci tor for such fish as weak fish in which this distance shall be relatively small, and a heavy brake adjusting I fishing in which the distance between these faces shall be relatively great. 53 represents a slidable button and 54a sliding metal plate adapted to rest directly on the outer the head 1, said button being secured by screws 55, 56 and an intermediate connecting pin 57 to a pivoted stop 58 yieldl ingly held by a spring 59 against a stop pin 60 in the head of the reel, as shown in Fig. 4. l Upon the assumption that the parts of my. improved reel are assembled as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 of the drawings, 1 the operation of the same is as follows, re-

l face of ferring first to that feature of the invention which is directed to the novel devices for connecting the spool and hence the line carried thereby directly'to the driving gear or disconnecting it therefrom, as deslred. As shown in Fig. l the reel is in position for casting with a free running line and spool, in view of the fact that the male and female parts 14 and 15 are disconnected. This disconnection was effected by forcing the slidable button 24 downward so as to cause the pin 25 to assume its lowest position in the slots 27 and 28 thereby carrying with it the forked arm 38 and causing the inclined faces 35, 35 at the outer inner surfaces thereof to exert a ressure upon the` corresponding inclined aces 35, 35 on theupper surface of the yoke 30, the curved part of which yoke forces the pinion 12 from left to right to such an extent as to disenga e the male part 14 from the female part 15 1n the enlarged head 16 of the sleeve 4, so that said sleeve is .absolutely disconnected and the spool free to run without material friction. For connecting the spool, therefore, in operative relation with the driving gear it is only necessary the slidable button 24 when the inclined surfaces 35, 35 on the underside of the frictional relation with the vertical movable yoke 30, so that the springs 32, 32 will lift this yoke and hence carry with it the pinion 12 and cause the male part 14 to be automatically connected with the female part 15 noted that the amount of l improvements, the checking acl as .shown the which 1t is desired to utilize, 'dependent on reel with a number of such adjusting sectors l Vof the sleeve 4, so that in the rotation of the crank 21 the reel will impart motion to the l line and draw the same in.-

Referring' now to that portion of the reel l which is directed to the braking or drag when the parts are assembled proper adjusting sector 47 the amount of drag desired, is secured in sector for tarpon,

to reverse the movement ofv it will be noted on forked extensions 36 are withdrawn from A inspection of Fig. 5, are adapted to give a click effect when rotated in one direction against the stop 58, or "a checking effect when rotated in the other direction, as will lbe apparent on inspection of Figs. 4, 5 and 6.

der this condition all of the parts of thel braking mechanism .and the pivoted click 45 and click-wheel 4G rotate together freely and no clicking noise is heard. If it be de.

sired to apply the brake after' a fish has been hooked, it is only necessary to force the slidable button 53 downward to its limit, under which condition the free or checking end of the stop 58 will come into operative or checking relation with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 44and stop the same; consequently, as the fish continues to unreel the line inasmuch as the ratchet-wheel is checked the slidable brake adjusting sector 47 will be advanced from right to left under the influence of the screw-threads between its stem and those of the ratchet-'wheel 44, so that pressure will be applied between the outer face of this sector and the inner face of the click wheel 46 which is secured to the shaft 3 by screw-threads 48, thus forcing the 4ratchet-wheel 44 to the right and increasing the frictional bearing of the inner face thereof against the outer face of the leather disk 42. This increased pressure will continue until the sector has passed through the arc between the checking surfaces 51 and 52, until the checking surface 51 comes into mechanical contact with the pin 50 on the opposite side vfrom that shown in Fig. 6, when all of the parts will move together with the increased frictional vrelation and the sector will not be further advanced, be-

cause it is now-held by the friction of the checking surface 51 against the opposite side of the pin 50; consequently, the line will now be withdrawn under" the maximum friction for which the adjusting sector 47 is designed.

It will be noted that the light click 45 will always give forth a clicking sound when the stop 58 is in its lower position, no matter in which direction the spool may be rotating, because of the nature of the action of the spring 49 and vthat the point of the stop 58 acts as a click on the ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel 44, `under the iniuence of the spring 59, when reeling in only. It

will also be apparent thatby varying the length of the arc between the checking surfaces 51 and 52 (see Fig. 6) the amount of braking eifect/ may be correspondingly yaried, and this feature lconstitutes one of the most important points of novelty in my invention, -in that it adapts my improved reel for use with various kinds of fishing and enables the user to apply any amount of braking friction dependent upon the gamy nature of the -fish to be caught.

I do not limit my invention to the especial details of construction disclosed in the -accompanying drawings and hereinbefore described, as a number of the features thereof might be materially departed from and still cffime within the scope of my claims hereina ter.

means for effecting a clutching action between the shaft of a spool and the driving gear, as the more generic claims as to this feature are embodied in a parent application bearing Serial No. 517,270, filed Sept. 11th, 1909, and of which the present appli cation is a division. a

-Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secu-re by Letters Patent of the United States is` 1. In Aa fishing reel a free running spool provided with a two-part clutch, one part ofwhich ispermanently connected with the spool and the other slidably mounted within the head of the reel; in combination with a -slid'able arm located inside the head of the reel and having an operating button located on the outside thereof; together with a yoke operatively connected with the slidable part of the clutch, the yoke and slidable arm being each provided with oppositely inclined surfaces having a sliding relation to each other, substantially as described.

2. lin a shing reel a freev running spool provided with a two-part clutch, one part of which is permanently connected with the spool and the other part' slidably mounted within the head ofthe reel; in combination with a slidablearm located inside the head of the reel and having an operating button located on the outside thereof; together with a yoke operatively connected with the slidable part of the clutch and providedwith springs for normally holding the parts of the clutch in operative relation to each other, the yoke and slidable arm being provided with oppositely vinclined surfaces having a sliding relation to each other, substantially as described. y y

3. A. fishing reel provided with braking mechanism embracing two braking surfaces both carried by and adapted to rotate with the shaft thereof, one of said parts being rigidl secured thereto andthe other part provi ed with means for advancing it toward and from the first-named part; together with slidable means secured in one of the heads of the reel for checking the second rotatable part and causing it to be advanced toward the first rotatable part, substantially as described.

4. A fishing reel provided with a braking l make no claim hereinafter broadly to mechanism carried wholly by the shaft In -testimony whereof I have signed my thereof and embracing two friction surfaces name to this specication in the prsence of 10 movable tlward an? fnm each oter; to two subscribing witnesses. gether wit means or e ectng suc move- 5 ment, and additional means fr applying a JULIUS VOM HOB E' maximum braking e'ect only after the spool Witnesses: has been rotated for a definite time, substan- C. J. KINTNER, tially as described. M. F. KEATING. 

